Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo
Early Bronze Age·Welsh Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
About
About Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo
Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo in Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age megalithic attributed to Welsh Bronze Age. Summit ring cairn with interior paved area and cremation pits, part of Berwyn Mountains Bronze Age upland landscape. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Welsh Bronze Age site preserving megalithic architecture of the Denbighshire, Wales region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age
- Culture
- Welsh Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ring cairn 12 m on summit of Moel Ty Uchaf with 41 kerb stones, cremations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
52.9610° N · 3.4080° W · 440 m · 3 mapped features
Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo — Principal Chamber
chamberMain chamber at Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo
52.9612° N · 3.4079° WMoel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo — Kerb and Cairn
cairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo
52.9608° N · 3.4078° WMoel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo — Outlier/Alignment Stone
standing stoneOutlier stone associated with Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle — Llandrillo
52.9615° N · 3.4083° W